Scenes from Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas inspire
twelve elegant and fascinating compositions where readers search for
dozens of intriguing hidden objects.
The first photograph, "The Night Before Christmas," features a
gingerbread house, Christmas cookies, candles, bulbs, and more. "Visions
of Sugarplums" is an abstract composition of Christmas confections; and
"Such a Clatter!" is a dynamic explosion of objects. In "It Must Be
Saint Nick," Santa is shown in shadow; and in "A Bundle of Toys," the
presents in Santa's sack are revealed as a magnificent jumble. The final
photograph, "Happy Christmas to All" is a beautiful, pastoral landscape,
lustrous under new-fallen snow. The original poem is printed on the
endpapers. Can You See What